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Out of the dark final years of the reign of Louis XIV came a new style of art characterized by freshness, elegance and sensuality. While Versailles was draped in the heavy fabrics of guilt and failure, penance and penitence, Antoine Watteau was breaking with tradition, creating the new genre of the fête galante. His delicate brushstrokes and mastery of color and nuance are echoed in the music of his contemporary François Couperin. As art historian Tav Holmes guides us through the unique, idealized world of Watteau, Boucher and Fragonard, the Four Nations Ensemble and soprano Sherezade Panthaki will perform works of equally evocative beauty by Couperin, Rameau, Clérambault and Leclair.
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Beneath a placid surface, California lawmakers are furiously churning to keep an anti-drought bill afloat.
They're counting votes, making tradeoffs and tinkering with language. They're confronting singular political calculations like: Will a Lake Mead provision for Nevada, home state of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, cause problems with other Democrats upstream in Colorado?
And, no mean feat, they are meeting.
For an hour Wednesday morning, half-a-dozen House Democrats convened privately with Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., to discuss her anti-drought legislation. Tellingly, the Northern California Democrats entered the meeting voicing caution _ Rep. Mike Thompson, D-Calif., echoed others in saying parts of Feinstein's bill were "problematic" _ but they exited smiling.
"It was a great meeting," Thompson said afterward. "She has made changes that alleviate some of our concerns."
Feinstein usually keeps her cards close to the chest, saying Wednesday only that "this was a private meeting and I'd like to keep it at that." Her third floor office in the Hart Senate Office Building, though, has become the go-to spot for California water talks of late.
Earlier this year, House Republicans from the San Joaquin Valley trooped over for an extended private chat with the state's senior senator. The Republicans, from freshman Rep. David Valadao to House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy, shepherded an anti-drought bill through the House on largely a party line vote in early February.
The House bill limits part of a landmark 1992 law that directed more water to protect the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. It removes wild-and-scenic protections from a half mile of the Merced River in order to potentially expand McClure Reservoir, lengthens federal irrigation contracts to 40 years and makes it easier to move water around the state.
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Charice Needs To Return To 'Glee' This Season — 5 Reasons Why!
Enough with the dark clouds over McKinley High. It's time to put the Sunshine back in 'Glee!'
When FOX first announced that Charice would be making guest appearances on Glee last season, Chasters everywhere went nuts. But just as quickly as Sunshine Corazon arrived on the scene, she quickly disappeared, briefly resurfacing for scattered performances towards the end. Now that the show is getting back to its roots, bringing back treasured beloved characters like Shelby Corcoran (Idina Menzel), I think Charice's return is long overdue.
Let's break down my five reasons for wanting Lady C. back on Glee, shall we?
1. She's the best singer Glee has ever had. And I'm not the only person who thinks so. HollywoodLife.com recently polled our readers about Glee's best and worst singers, and Charice blew the competition out of the water with 51 percent of the votes. (Lea Michele came in second place with 22 percent.)
2. Rachel needs a real nemesis. Let's be honest here: While Mercedes (Amber Riley) gave Rachel a run for her money during their epic Maria-off a few weeks ago, it was never really fair to pit them against each other. They have completely different musical styles, each equally impressive in their own right, while Sunshine is totally on Rachel's level. It's no wonder Rachel felt so threatened by Sunshine's talent that she sent her to a crack house last season. I would have done the same thing.
3. Shelby's rival glee club needs members. Mercedes is a start, but if Shelby really wants to take down New Directions, she's going to need serious firepower. And what more powerful weapon could she possibly have in her arsenal than Sunshine Corazón? Now before you start with that whole "she doesn't go to McKinley High" thing, save your breath. Kids can transfer schools at the drop of a hot on Glee — just ask Blaine (Darren Criss.)
4. Glee is seriously lacking in tiny cuteness. While Becky is doing an admirable job, she can't possibly meet Glee's quota of tiny, adorable moments all on her own. The occasional appearance from Sunshine — with her giant glasses and pigtails — would seriously lighten her load. Ands we already know those Glee kids are already overworked.
5. I'm going on a hunger strike until Charice returns. Do you want me to die of starvation, Glee producers? Do you really want that on your collective conscience?
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In Arabic, "HIV" Is Misspelled "AL-AIDS"
By Ibrahim
September 30, 2010
Looking back at the early days of AIDS, almost everybody in the Middle East talked about the new Western disease that seemed to be the very logical and divine result of the decadence of the West, the punishment for adultery and homosexuality.
Theories of the "super nation" and moral superiority fueled the misconception that Muslims and especially Middle Easterners are immune when it comes to HIV. Governments that reacted hysterically to the pandemic, imposing a series of Middle Ages-like policies targeting HIV-positive people under the title of preventing HIV from entering our countries, helped in building more this wrong belief in our immunity as a society and as individuals towards HIV -- and it created such a strong stigma associated with HIV in most Muslim countries.
I can't feel anything but relief when I think of how, in spite of such a mentality, I was always determined to get tested regularly. I believed that it was my obligation to any human I was getting intimate with that I know my status! By now, one of the first things that I advocate for after fighting the stigma is to raise awareness of the importance of testing within our community. I do believe that stigma and lack of HIV-testing awareness are intertwined in most cases.
Terminologically speaking: In the Middle East, everyone eradicated the HIV virus from their daily life a long time ago. In the Middle East, people talk only about AIDS -- referred to as "AL-AIDS" -- and the word HIV is only known vaguely; sometimes I even joke to myself that if I tell people in my community that I'm HIV positive they wouldn't even know what that means.
But this linguistic phenomenon indicates a deeper problem of huge stigma which I find it difficult to compare to any other community in the world! And the mixing-up of HIV and AIDS is what made me terrified once I was given my positive results, as images of AIDS patients jumped from the 80s to my present-day memory.
The wrong perception about HIV and sexuality that is so apparent within some parts of the Middle Eastern and Muslim community in the US is actually rooted back at our first homeland in the Middle East.
HIV, or "AL-AIDS" as known in our community, is still the one-eyed monster that parents use to scare their children with, in order to prevent them from what they see as immoral behaviors. It's very common to hear the word " AL-AIDS" used by religious leaders when talking about the mother of all punishments, which as I shall prove -- in one of my coming blogs dedicated to discussing HIV from the Islamic perspective -- contradicts entirely how Islam views any illness, including HIV and AIDS!
For me, to exist in a family and a culture that stigmatizes -- unfairly -- HIV-positive people and AIDS patients is a long and slow torture, especially when I fondly want to keep my connection to my family and community.
The worst feeling is when you have to hide your suffering and suffer in pain; I always hated loneliness and I always enjoyed groups (by the way, I am talking about in social life and not sex! :).... Even when it comes to pain, I don't want to be alone; it's so hard when you suddenly feel that HIV can silence the loud noise of people around you, and say: You are alone in this.
I will live with this difficult situation every day -- worried that someone from my community might spot me coming out from the HIV clinic or see me at the pharmacy picking up my HIV meds, and report this merry sighting to the community in my little Middle Eastern neighborhood.
Are you wondering why would he do so? Because we function as one: In other words, if you live in Dearborn, expect Aunt Fatima who lives in San Diego to be discussing the problem of your becoming 35 without marriage with her dear neighbor Aisha; furthermore, expect Aisha to make long-distance calls to the Middle East to search for a beautiful polite wife from a known family for you, and before you know it, Aisha, whom you never met in your life, could be the star of your own version of How I Met Your Mum!
For Middle Easterners, the community and family is not only about eating Falafel and Humus: It's where they belong, it's a connection to their faith which is an important part of their identity, it's where they have the human connection with people who understand their language, faith, music, jokes, stories, and most important, where they learned they would be safe.
This same community, which was my entire courage, is becoming today my biggest fear; and my family, which gave me all the passion in the world, is the nightmare that hunts me -- fearing that they might know one day simply that I am sick.
I know that in the US it's illegal to discriminate against me because of my status. All the legal regulations related to the protection of HIV-positive individuals in the US function well in certain aspects such as the work environment, but they cannot protect me from being emotionally and psychologically rejected by my family or community.
The law doesn't intervene with my relation to my community, culture, faith or family. These aspects are regulated according to our cultural norms and traditions which are imported from the Middle East. These norms became stronger and more visible within the community recently as a reaction to the wave of rejection and alienation our community is facing after 9/11, which caused our frightened community to crawl into a cave to hear its own echo.
Now you might wonder: If my people are so ready to hurt me if they find out that I am HIV positive, why should I care about them? The hell with such a brutal community and such a cruel family! The answer is simple -- for me at least: Because we were raised to believe that the family, the tribe and the community matter more than anything else. I can't change now how I learned to feel all these years. It's like trying to be left-handed when you are right-handed all your life!
I always wonder if my community and family are capable of forgiving me one day for becoming HIV positive. I wish I could be less terrified that they might find out that I have THE DISEASE, THE CURSE, THE AL- AIDS, because in fact I don't have that. All I have is a tiny virus that is unfortunately becoming stronger than my whole Middle Eastern community.
Well I can start by forgiving myself at least, through writing this blog.
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Brent Bolthouse is worried. The 24-year-old host extraordinaire at such happening L.A. night spots as the Viper Room, Roxbury and Saturday Night Fever thinks the city's party scene is in the throes of an identity crisis.
"There was a time when there were six different club parties going per week. Now there's nothing to do," he complains. "The main problem is that L.A. is still a segregated city when it comes to partying. Certain people only go to certain places, so nothing ever becomes really big." In an attempt to change things, Bolthouse recently resurrected his infamous New Year's Eve party, co-hosting the bash for 2,000 people at a Mulholland Drive estate with the modeling agency Bordeaux.
"We're at a crossroads," Bolthouse continues. "We're all trying to figure out what direction the club scene is going. Even though I was never into Rave parties because of the drugs, they're over. And we used to have all of those hip-hop kids, but they grew up and moved on. There's no incoming group to replace them. Even the bands that grew up here — Cypress Hill and House of Pain — aren't doing their thing here."
The young impresario speaks wistfully of the New York club scene. "Hip-hop is more mainstream there; a new crop is always coming in at the Soul Kitchen. Hip-hop acid jazz is very cool. US 3 is a great group. I'd love to see a club open with that theme."
Staying connected to the record, modeling and entertainment industries helps Bolthouse keep his ideas and his guest lists fresh. Re-energizing the fading Roxbury by redesigning the staging, lighting and sound to make room for live music was another tactic. With the help of the Doobie Brothers' Skunk Baxter and Stray Cats' Slim Jim, both of whom will perform at the venue, Bolthouse hopes to introduce more sophisticated evenings into the lives of night crawlers.
Another priority is getting them to dress better. "I want to see L.A. get a little more elegant," says the long-haired, goateed Bolthouse, who typically wears a black three-piece suit complete with watch chain. "Maybe that's because I'm getting older. Maybe I'm a role model for that idea, since I act too middle-aged.
"I like it when people dress. The best billboard I ever saw in L.A. was Charivari's sign saying, 'Just because you live in L.A. doesn't mean you have to dress like it.' The problem is that L.A. is a movie town. Men and women who work around the clock on a movie set are in jeans. They don't have to care about fashion.
"On the other hand, New York is a fashion town. You have supermodels and the fashion mafia in New York running around looking chic and telling everyone what to do. Look what's out here! Vogue L.A. is two girls, and they don't even go out!"
But then again, Bolthouse doesn't think anyone else in L.A. is socializing like they used to. "People aren't going out to meet people because they are afraid of AIDS," he explains. "Instead, people are looking for entertainment and having dinner with friends."
Maybe that's why he's just opened the Moroccan-themed Babylon restaurant on Robertson. The eatery is a yet-to-be-exploited meeting place for loyal Bolthouse followers Wesley Snipes, Sylvester Stallone, Robert De Niro, U2, Tia Carerre and Elle Macpherson. But while a New York branch is set to open — possibly in SoHo — by fall, Bolthouse isn't about to abandon L.A. A move into fashion might just be his next maneuver.
"I would love to get involved in fashion shows out here. I know they exist, but no one knows about them, and that's too bad. Going to shows in New York or Paris is a blast because everybody knows about them and you always run into your friends. Here it's such a secret thing for special customers. Why not get a little youth in there? Use more celebrity models, rock 'n' rollers, and have a big party afterwards. "L.A. really needs that kind of fun. But I think stores and designers just don't want to take the risk. I know it would be good for business, because all my friends would love to see beautiful girls and beautiful clothes on a runway."
Another fashion-oriented strategy Bolthouse is considering is a partnership with jewelry designer Axel. The designer, who currently makes oversized silver pieces for rocker Axl Rose and other customers by special request through Maxfield, is getting ready to distribute a line of silver and gold designs with the help of Bolthouse's connections.
As he moves on to become restaurateur, show producer and fashion entrepreneur, the only thing Bolthouse lacks is an ideal successor to fill his shoes as teenage club king.
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Harry Potter Books at Auction: First Edition Philosopher's Stone Selling at Record Prices
Feb 27, 2009
Several pieces of news today regarding Harry Potter books up for auction. First thanks to Heritage Auction for letting us know about a first edition Bloomsbury copy of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Sorcerer's Stone) they have for auction. Heritage let us know this book is "a rare true first edition of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone '
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wrappers from the initial 500 copy print run." The Los Angeles Chronicle is reporting the book, due to go live online for the auction March 6 in Texas, is already "going for $15,000; nearly $18,000 with the buyer's premium included.The previous auction record was $10,750," said James Gannon, Director of Rare Books at Heritage Auction Galleries in Dallas." The paper continues:
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copy even more desirable." You can see this book, as well as another Harry Potter book that will be included in the online auction March 6 via this link.
On a related note, a JKR signed copy of the UK edition of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is up for auction, with proceeds to help the fight against pediatric HIV and AIDs in children. This auction is ongoing and runs until March 3rd.
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In a Legislative Bulletin, the Toy Industry Association (TIA) notified its members of a potential labor strike that could occur at 14 East Coast and Gulf Coast ports this fall if a settlement between the Longshoremen's Association (ILA) and the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) is not reached by September 30.
A strike would have a long-term negative impact on the toy industry and the U.S. economy as a whole, as 95 percent of all container shipments to the East Coast are handled through these 14 ports.
Talks between the ILA and USMX deteriorated on August 22 as the two sides reached an impasse over employee benefits and wages; discussions will resume on September 17 under the authority of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service.
Responses detailing how a strike would impact toy companies and retailers before the holidays are requested via email to Rebecca Mond, TIA Director of Federal Government Affairs. TIA will continue to monitor the issue and keep members apprised of any developments.
This post was originally written by the Toy Industry Association and published at ToyAssociation.org. For more news, visit www.toybook.com, follow The Toy Book on Twitter, and like The Toy Book on Facebook. The Toy Book is a bimonthly trade magazine covering the toy industry, published by Adventure Publishing Group.


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No Contract No review.msdebj Oct 11, 2011 2:58 PM (in response to mtinal)
Why would you even think about renting anything without a contract?
Re: No Contract No review.marilyn May 2, 2012 10:36 PM (in response to mtinal)
Have you trying calling the VRBO team. They are usually very responsive. If you can prove your stay with proof of payment that should be enough. How can a homeowner refute your stay if you prove payment.
Re: No Contract No review.sophie May 2, 2012 10:55 PM (in response to marilyn)
These are the rules that vrbo/ha has set in place and just proving payment never works to prove you stayed at property. I stayed in a property and left a less than 5 star review. The owner said to vrbo/ha that I didn't stay there. I had all documentation, all emails, canceled check along with check in information. They still wouldn't post the review. They told me since the owner claimed we didn't stay there that I needed more proof.....I ended up having to send them pictures of us in the unit to prove we stayed there.
They ended up posting the review. This owner commented on the review saying that we canceled our stay and that I didn't even stay at the property. I was furious at her lies but thank goodness I had photos to prove that we stayed there.
Lesson learned, when I stay in a vrbo, I ALWAYS take pictures of myself inside the unit.
Re: No Contract No review.anja May 4, 2012 3:18 AM (in response to sophie)
Sophie...that is an amazing story....and I will always remember to take photos of myself at the rental to prove to HA-VRBO that I was there! How dishonest was that owner!!?!! Actually, I always assumed that HA-VRBO wanted proof of the stay before accepting and uploading a "negative" review...but I never knew that they did not accept the "negative" if the contract was not produced by the reviewer --- e.g. the payment documentation is not enough. But, your photos were. Live and learn! Thank you for that "mind-blowing" piece of info.
Re: No Contract No review.marilyn May 2, 2012 11:39 PM (in response to sophie)
That is truly incredible. The fact that home owner accepted payment was not enough? Then what was the payment for according to home owner.
Goes to show that pictures are worth a thousand words.
Re: No Contract No review.msdebj May 3, 2012 12:21 PM (in response to marilyn)
Amazing! Makes you wonder if the homeowner is legal in other aspects of renting. Paying taxes? Hmmm. Those types give us ALL a black eye when they act so.
One of these days that "no contract" matter is going to get them in BIG trouble.


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Six people protesting a freeway bypass under construction in Mendocino County were arrested Tuesday after Caltrans crews cut down two pine trees in which some of them had been camping for weeks, officials said.
California Highway Patrol officers fired several bean-bag projectile rounds at two of the protesters, and one of the protesters poured feces on CHP officers before Caltrans chopped down the tree in which they had been sitting, authorities said.
Among those arrested was Amanda "Warbler" Senseman, 24, who was the first protester to take to the trees Jan. 28 in an attempt to stop construction of a Highway 101 bypass around her hometown of Willits.
CHP officers were hoisted up in a cherry picker to the tree-branch level and brought her down just before 8 a.m., said Caltrans spokesman Phil Frisbie. A Caltrans contractor then cut down the pine "to prevent any others from using that tree," Frisbie said.
Senseman declared last week that she was going on a hunger strike. Two protesters on the ground who tried to interfere with her arrest were also arrested Tuesday, Frisbie said.
Around 11:30 a.m., one of two men living in a nearby tree became "combative" and poured feces on CHP officers when they tried to arrest him and bring him down, said CHP spokesman Officer Steve Krul. Officers fired several bean-bag rounds at the man and hit him, Krul said.
He suffered minor injuries and was brought down, and the other man in the tree came down without incident. Both were arrested, and Caltrans crews cut down the tree. Another man caught climbing over a Caltrans fence was also arrested, Krul said.
The $210 million bypass is a polarizing project in Willits, a town of 4,800 people. City leaders lobbied for the 6-mile freeway, which would reroute drivers out of downtown. But demonstrators said construction would damage delicate wildlife areas and wetlands nearby.
Frisbie said Caltrans is restoring other wetlands in the area and opening streams for salmon spawning.
Caltrans crews worked around the protesters for more than a week, but finally decided they had to cut down the occupied trees, Frisbie said.
"Up until the last few days they (protesters) had not been holding up progress," Frisbie said. "But it came down to that time when they were going to be holding us up, so we had to ask the CHP to take action. They needed either to leave or be removed for their own safety."
Michael Foley, a protest organizer, said the two protesters arrested on the ground at Senseman's tree were his wife, Sara Grusky, and Will Parish. He said all three had been booked on suspicion of trespassing.
The names of the other arrested protesters and their booking charges were not immediately available.
"We expected this to come," Foley said. "We're appalled at the level of force the CHP used. These were peaceful demonstrators."
Protesters plan to occupy other trees, hold rallies and lobby state legislators in hopes of halting the bypass, Foley said.
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The painting features a row of homes on the corner of 49th Street and Blvd. East.
Meanwhile, Weehawken resident Susie Felber, a mom and comedian, took the opportunity to have a friend paint a modern version that will sell to raise money for the Weehawken Parent Teacher Participation Association.
The bidding for Steven Gardner's version started at $500 on eBay in late November. If the auction runs out, it will be posted again.
Gardner titled his 2013 version "East Wind Over Weehawken" as well. Felber said that if the painting sells for a few thousand dollars, it will be a steal.


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Abies balsamea
|Scope: Global
Language: English
|Scientific Name:
|Abies balsamea (L.) Mill.
|Infra-specific Taxa Assessed:
Common Name(s):
Pinus balsamea L.
|Taxonomic Source(s):
|Farjon, A. 2010. A Handbook of the World's Conifers. Koninklijke Brill, Leiden.
|Taxonomic Notes:
|Two varieties are recognized for this species: the typical variety and var. phanerolepis. This second taxon has been considered to be of hybrid origin, with putative parents Abies balsamea and Abies fraseri, mainly because of some intermediacy observed in the characters of the seed cone (bracts). Several sources mention the occurrence of trees of A. balsamea bearing seed cones with exserted bracts from maritime parts of eastern Canada and New England (USA). Whether these belong to the var. phanerolepis is unclear; the only areas where such forms are predominant, forming consistent populations, are in the Appalachian Mountains in the southernmost parts of the range of the species, i.e. in Virginia and West Virginia. Its distribution and the size of its populations are uncertain.
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|Thomas, P. & Stritch, L.
This is the most wide-spread species of Abies in North America. It is a component of the great boreal forest of Canada, a dynamic ecosystem that is destroyed locally by natural causes but regenerates continuously. The species, and its typical variety, are assessed as Least Concern.
Abies balsamea (L.) Mill. var. phanerolepis Fernald is assessed as Data Deficient. The subpopulations of this variety are undoubtedly relatively small and scattered (fragmented) but there is insufficient information about their number, extent of occurrence (EOO) and area of occupancy (AOO) for a credible assessment to be made. Another problem is identity and several reports and specimen databases of herbaria list occurrences in Canada (e.g. Nova Scotia at the Harvard Herbaria) which are likely to be just forms of A. balsamea var. balsamea with (slightly) exserted bracts.
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|Recorded from Canada, North Central and E USA: south to Virginia. The extent of occurrence and area of occupancy are well beyond 20,000 km2 and 2,000 km2 respectively.
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The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency said it seized eight pounds of cocaine in Portland and Falmouth on Tuesday in one of the largest seizures in recent memory.
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White is charged with two counts of aggravated trafficking of cocaine
MDEA Director Roy McKinney said the street value of the cocaine is between $160,000 and $200,000.
McKinney said agents also seized more than $13,000 in cash, two handguns and some marijuana from White.Investigators said White's arrest came after Portland police stopped White on Stevens Avenue Tuesday afternoon and found cocaine and a handgun in his car.
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Pharyngitis is redness, pain, and swelling of the throat (pharynx). Tonsillitis is inflammation of the tonsils. The tonsils are a pair of tissue masses on either side of the back of the throat. They are part of the immune system, the part of the body that fights infection and other disease. Your child may have pharyngitis, tonsillitis, or both (pharyngotonsillitis).
Pharyngitis can be caused by many things. Viral infections are the most common cause. Tonsillitis is usually from viral or bacterial infections. Other causes include:
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Treatment will depend on your child's symptoms, age, and general health. It will also depend on how severe the condition is.
If your child has a bacterial infection, then he or she will be treated with antibiotics. If bacteria are not the cause of the infection, then the treatment will focus on making your child comfortable. Treatment may include:
- Taking acetaminophen or ibuprofen as a liquid or pills for pain. Other medicines or treatments may be recommended for severe pain.
- Increasing how much your child drinks. Some teas have ingredients that soothe the throat.
- Eating smooth, cool foods such as gelatin, ice cream, and ice pops.
- Gargling with salt water (for older kids). Ask your child's healthcare provider for instructions.
- Sucking on throat drops or hard candies (for older kids).
Tonsillitis may also require a hospital stay if enlarged tonsils are blocking the airways. In some children with recurrent tonsillitis, the healthcare provider may recommend that your child have his or her tonsils removed (tonsillectomy). Your child's healthcare provider will likely want you to see an ear, nose, and throat specialist (ENT).
Complications of pharyngitis and tonsillitis are:
- Serious infections in the throat area
- Loss of fluid or dehydration in the body from trouble eating and drinking
- Breathing problems from very large tonsils with tonsillitis
Untreated strep throat may lead to heart and kidney problems, middle ear infection, lung infection, or infection of the covering of the brain and spinal cord.
Call your child's healthcare provider if your child has:
- A sore throat, especially if it does not go away in a few days
- A sore throat and other symptoms, such as a fever
Call 911 or your local emergency number if your child has:
- Trouble breathing
- A severe sore throat and has difficulty swallowing or breathing, is drooling, or has a stiff neck or neck swelling
- Pharyngitis is inflammation of the throat. Tonsillitis is inflammation of the tonsils.
- Viruses are the most common cause. They do not require antibiotics for treatment.
- If bacteria are not the cause of the infection, treatment is focused on the comfort of your child.
- If your child's sore throat is severe and includes difficulty swallowing or breathing, drooling, stiff neck, or neck swelling, call 911 or your local emergency number.
Tips to help you get the most from a visit to your child's healthcare provider:
- Before your visit, write down questions you want answered.
- At the visit, write down the names of new medicines, treatments, or tests, and any new instructions your provider gives you for your child.
- If your child has a follow-up appointment, write down the date, time, and purpose for that visit.
- Know how you can contact your child's provider after office hours. This is important if your child becomes ill and you have questions or need advice.


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Memory, Image and the Poem with Eléna Rivera
Date and Time:
February 29, 2012 - 6:00PM to 8:30PM
March 7, 2012 - 6:00PM to 8:30PM
March 14, 2012 - 6:00PM to 8:30PM
March 21, 2012 - 6:00PM to 8:30PM
March 28, 2012 - 6:00PM to 8:30PM
April 4, 2012 - 6:00PM to 8:30PM
Event Location:
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6 Wednesdays, February 29–April 4, 6:00–8:30PM
This workshop will focus on incorporating autobiographical material into poetry with an emphasis on each participant's writing. Students will read from a wide selection of poems and generate poems from notebooks, in-class writing, photographs and various other starting points that help evoke memories and spark the imagination.
Eléna Rivera is the author of the poetry collections The Perforated Map and Remembrance of Things Plastic. She won the 2010 Robert Fagles prize in translation for The Rest of the Voyage by Bernard Noël and teaches at NYU and Bard College.
Event Sponsored By:
Poets House
Event Type:
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Cerebral palsy, spina bifida (also called myelomeningocele), and other neuromuscular conditions can lead to gait abnormalities in children (gait is how a person walks). Through our pediatric gait analysis lab, we'll use a computer to capture a 3-D model of your child's gait so that our team can better understand your child's needs and make the best possible recommendations for treatment.
Phone: (302) 651-4248
Call for more information or to make an appointment.
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- medical and pharmacy insurance cards
- preferred pharmacy name and phone number
- names and dosage of all medications, including over-the-counter medication, your child is currently taking
- guardianship and custody papers, if a legal guardian rather than a parent accompanies your child
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Note: A parent or legal guardian must be with a child for a first visit.
Resources for Patients & Families
- Insurance We Accept: See accepted insurance, listed by location.
- Pay Your Bill: Use online bill pay or send by mail.
- Financial Assistance: Get help with your child's health care expenses.
- MyNemours: Access your child's medical record online.
The pediatric Gait Analysis Laboratory at the Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children was created in 1993 to provide the medical community with state-of-the art, computer-assisted motion analysis of the complex gait cycle. The lab was one of the first of its kind to diagnose gait problems in children. (Gait is how a person walks.)
Our pediatric gait analysis lab allows us to get detailed information about the:
- movement of various joints
- how the muscles contract
- pressure on the limbs
- the amount of energy required to make changes in a child's gait
"The impact of gait analysis has changed how children with walking difficulties are diagnosed and treated. Gait analysis has allowed us to be much more specific about surgery and the surgery we're doing has more predictable results."
— Freeman Miller, MD, orthopedic surgeon and medical director,
Gait Analysis Laboratory
At Nemours, we treat the whole child, not just the condition. Our team approach brings together experts from related specialties to give your child the best possible treatment. Working together, we offer comprehensive, compassionate, and effective care for gait problems in children.
The collection and interpretation of motion analysis data is a team effort of our:
- pediatric orthopedic surgeon, who leads the team in interpreting the test results and recommending treatment
- biomechanist (a mechanical engineer specially trained to apply the laws of mechanics and physics to the human body), who runs the hardware and software necessary for data collection, processes the data to generate graphics for the final report, and maintains the wide array of technical equipment in the laboratory
- physical therapist, who supervises the child throughout the gait analysis, assists with the interpretation of the results, and can also help educate the family regarding possible recommendations
- administrative assistant, who schedules appointments and works with families regarding insurance, reports, emergencies, and general questions
Treatments for gait problems in children also can include occupational therapy, drug therapies, and orthotic management (pediatric orthotics help to improve children's gait, as well as support the spine, upper extremities, or lower extremities).
We use several computers to collect data, perform calculations, and interpret information. Adhesive electrodes attached to the body measure muscle activity and special reflective markers track joint movement. To provide a complete picture of your child's gait, we can also use foot pressure measurement and energy analysis (see Types of Tests below).
When developing an evaluation plan for gait abnormalities in children, we consider lots of different factors, including your child's:
- age
- height
- weight
- diagnosis
- level of functional independence
- ability to participate in the structured testing
The gait analysis may involve a variety of testing procedures. Working with your family, your referring physician, orthopedic surgeon, physical therapists, and other members of your clinical care team decide which tests are appropriate specifically for your child.
These tests may include:
Standard video: We videotape a variety of walking conditions for a permanent visual record of changes in your child's gait pattern.
Physical examination: A physical therapist performs a detailed physical examination that includes measurement of joint range of motion, strength, muscle tone, and motor control.
Three-dimensional (3-D) kinematic assessment: Eight high-speed digital cameras simultaneously record the movement of the trunk and extremities as the child walks. These views are sent directly to a computer to construct a three-dimensional model that's used to calculate joint motion.
Kinetic assessment: Force plates in the testing space measure the foot's interaction with the ground. Three-dimensional force and torque generated by each foot strike are measured and used along with the kinematic data to determine how forces affect joints in the legs and to calculate how the child generates power for walking.
Diagnostic electromyography: We apply surface electrodes to your child's skin to collect muscle activity data. This data is synchronized with the kinematic data so that the muscle activity patterns can be analyzed for each phase of your child's gait.
Metabolic energy analysis: The child wears a small breathing mask to measure the volume and percentage of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the child's exhaled air. Along with heart rate and respiratory rate, this information suggests the energy expenditure and overall efficiency of the child's gait.
All of this information, combined with a physical examination, visual observation, and your child's development, gives us greater insight into the causes of gait abnormalities in children.
Whatever kind of gait problems your child may have, know that at Nemours we do everything with our power to give your child the very best, most compassionate treatment possible. We treat every child as we would our own — your child, our promise.


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LONDON (AP) — Markets in Europe and Asia ended the week strongly after better-than-expected Chinese figures shored up hopes over the world's second-largest economy.
Japanese shares tanked, though, as the yen rallied on reports that the country's finance minister thinks the recent fall in the currency may have been too fast. Confirmation of an eighth straight quarterly loss for Sony worsened matters.
But elsewhere, the main focus appeared to be Chinese government figures showing the country's exports rose 25 percent in January from a year earlier while imports soared 28 percent. A large part of the increase was due to companies rushing to fill orders before shutting down for up to two weeks for the Lunar New Year holidays that begin Sunday.
Figures showing inflation rose by a lower than expected 2 percent in January also helped ease concerns of any tightening in Chinese monetary policy.
"The latest round of data look promising for the Chinese economy," said Jennifer Lee, an analyst at BMO Capital Markets.
In Europe, the FTSE 100 index of leading British shares closed Friday up 0.35 percent at 6,250 while Germany's DAX rose 0.2 percent to 7,605. The CAC-40 in France was 0.57 percent higher at 3,621.
In the U.S., the Dow Jones industrial average was down slightly, 0.3 percent at 13,944 while the broader S&P 500 index was off 0.18 percent to 1,509.
Stocks have had a fairly tough week after what had been a stellar January. Renewed jitters over the debt crisis in the eurozone, primarily related to the political situations in Spain and Italy, were blamed for much of the retreat. A pullback had also been anticipated as investors cashed in profits after many indexes hit multi-year highs.
"The sheer weight of new investor money in January combined with an almost irrational disregard to the risks saw equity markets soar," said Rebecca O'Keefe, head of investment at Interactive Investor. "However, it appears as if the brakes have been applied slightly."
Earlier, the yen was the focus of attention in Japan, where finance minister Taro Aso said the currency depreciation in recent weeks had been "too fast."
At one stage following the remarks, the dollar had fallen around 1.5 percent and that heaped pressure on the Nikkei, which closed 1.8 percent lower at 11,153.16. Shares in Panasonic Corp. fell 5.4 percent while Sony Corp. plummeted 10.1 percent after reporting poor earnings figures.
"Aso's comment to reporters that the recent pace of yen weakening has been 'too fast' is presumably designed in part to defuse tensions ahead of the G-20 meeting next week," said Julian Jessop, chief global economist at Capital Economics.
The yen has fallen sharply in recent weeks as Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe insisted that the country's central bank target a higher rate of inflation. The lower yen has helped boost Japanese shares as it makes the country's exports cheaper.
The new policy approach by the Japanese government has had huge repercussions across foreign exchange markets and has rekindled talk of a global currency war.
The euro has been one currency that's gained as the yen has fallen. That advance came to a grinding halt on Thursday, when European Central Bank president Mario Draghi said his bank was monitoring the impact of the euro's appreciation on the eurozone economy. Europe's single currency was trading 0.1 percent higher at $1.3406 Friday, having fallen to a two-week low of $1.3369 the day before.
Elsewhere in Asia, Hong Kong's Hang Seng rose 0.2 percent to 23,215.16 while South Korea's Kospi advanced 1 percent to 1,950.90. Benchmarks in mainland China also rose.
Oil prices were trading higher, with the benchmark New York rate up 28 cents at $96.11 a barrel.
Pamela Sampson in Bangkok contributed to this report.


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Kana Cuban Coffee is based in Margate, Florida, but their roots and roasting style can be traced back to Havana, Cuba. Although the family has been roasting coffee for generations, they're a new kind of cafetero that roasts coffee to achieve flavor profiles familiar to all Hispanic cultures, and appeal to all coffee lovers no matter their ethnicity. Kana Cuban Coffee specializes in coffees grown in Latin American countries, and is slow roasted to achieve a deep dark roast with big bold tastes and smooth finishes. The family's commitment to, and love for coffee can be experienced with every sip.
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The keynote speaker is the 2012 AFCA region Coach of the Year and new Nebraska Huskers head football coach Mike Riley. The comedy duo Sklar Brothers will serve as emcees for the evening.
During the banquet, the B'nai B'rith will honor the top female and male athletes from the metropolitan high school area. B'nai B'rith is a major financial supporter of youth programming and a sponsor of numerous educational programs throughout the year on a variety of matters open to the public.
They also work closely with local religious institutions to help make participation in religious life activities more affordable for families in need.
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Jazz Ensemble
The River Campus Jazz Ensemble is an 18-20 member group dedicated to the performance of both traditional big band jazz and cutting-edge contemporary works. Led by Bill Tiberio, the ensemble presents at least two concerts in the Strong Auditorium every year along with a host of off-campus and informal performances. Also notable is the group's dedication to small-group jazz—combos are integrated into the curriculum and performances each season.


text: Ding Darling wielded a mighty pen. He started out as a political cartoonist for the Sioux City Journal and moved on to the Des Moines Register and later to the New York Globe. Though he won two Pulitzer Prizes, it is his work in conservation that endures. Host Charity Nebbe talks with Sam Koltinsky, the producer of a new documentary exploring the life and work of Ding Darling. Then, Darling's grandson, Christopher Koss, shares his childhood memories of growing up with the artist.


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Trump plans Friday visit to Catholic school
The White House says President Donald Trump plans to visit a Catholic school in Florida.
White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders says the president will visit St. Andrew Catholic school in Orlando, Florida, on Friday for a listening session on school choice.
Trump has a home in Palm Beach, Florida, and has spent many weekends there during the start of his presidency.


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Located in Gruene, this apartment building is 0.4 mi (0.6 km) from Gruene Hall and 2.3 mi (3.8 km) from Schlitterbahn New Braunfels Waterpark and Resort. Christus Santa Rosa Hospital New Braunfels and Prince Solms Park are also within 3 mi (5 km).
Property Features
An outdoor pool, a fitness center, and a spa tub are available at this smoke-free apartment building. Self parking is free. Additionally, WiFi in public areas, a business center, and an arcade/game room are onsite.
Apartment Amenities
Each apartment provides an LCD TV with cable channels, plus a kitchenette with a refrigerator, a microwave, and a dishwasher. Guests can appreciate conveniences like 2 bathrooms and a washer/dryer, and other amenities include WiFi and a patio. Limited housekeeping is available.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us! Opens in a new window.
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In addition to an outdoor pool, WorldMark New Braunfels provides a spa tub and a fitness center. Wireless Internet access is available for a surcharge. This 3-star property offers access to a business center. This New Braunfels apartment also offers barbecue grills, an arcade/game room, and a picnic area. Complimentary self parking is available on site.
WorldMark New Braunfels is a smoke-free property.
- Barbecue grill(s)
- Business center
- Picnic area
- Spa tub
- Free self parking
- Arcade/game room
- WiFi (surcharge)
- Outdoor pool
- Fitness facilities
- Smoke-free property
Family Friendly Amenities
- Family Hotel
- Outdoor pool
- Kitchenette
- Arcade/game room
- Separate dining area
- Sofa bed
- Washer/dryer
- Refrigerator
- Microwave
- DVD player
Available in all rooms: Wireless internet access ( USD 4.95 per day )
Available in some public areas: Wireless internet access ( USD 4.95 per day )
Free self parking
Room Amenities
- DVD player
- Patio
- Separate sitting area
- Air conditioning
- Ceiling fan
- Phone
- Kitchenette
- Refrigerator
- Coffee/tea maker
- Microwave
- Limited housekeeping
- Second bathroom
- Private bathroom
- Free toiletries
- Hair dryer
- Shower only
- Cable TV service
- Iron/ironing board
- Sofa bed
- WiFi (surcharge)
- Separate dining area
- Dishwasher
- Washer/dryer
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Nearby Things to Do
An outdoor pool and a spa tub are on site. Other recreational amenities include a fitness center.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Rafting nearby
- Hiking/biking trails nearby
- Golf lessons available nearby
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
- In-room accessibility
Apartment Policies
Check-in time ends at midnight
Check-in time starts at 4 PM
Check-out time is noon
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Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
- Cribs (infant beds) are not available.
- Pets not allowed
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Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
- Deposit: USD 150.00 per stay
Optional extras
- Fee for in-room wireless Internet: USD 4.95 per day (rates may vary)
- Fee for wireless Internet in public areas: USD 4.95 per day (rates may vary)
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- Resort New Braunfels
- WorldMark New Braunfels Apartment
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- Worldmark New Braunfels Hotel New Braunfels
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The lion's share of the local waterfowl season is history. With only the weekend remaining, hunters should take advantage of some great hunting. The speckled belly or white fronted goose season has been closed hereabouts since Jan. 13. The ducks, snow geese, and Canada goose season is open until Jan. 27. The Canada and speckled-belly goose season will be open until Feb. 3 in the Texas Western Zone, but not here.
While we harbor no disrespect for the Wall Street Journal who called us "that scrappy little paper from Southeast Texas," we prefer to think of ourselves as simple seekers of the truth. We're of the opinion that headlines and sound bites never tell the whole story. Our readers demand all the facts, facets and flavors of every story or event. And, they expect to be informed, educated and stirred to action.
For this week's New York Times crossword puzzle, pick up a copy of this week's The Examiner on newsstands now.


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Despite the best efforts of a divided Congress, the world knows that the malignancy of too-big-to-fail endures to this day. An ever growing roster of public officials, industry participants and academics has voiced its opprobrium of TBTF banks as equal-opportunity abusers.
TBTFs abuse taxpayers with their stealth subsidy. They abuse their customers and competitors with skewed pricing. And, worst of all, they abuse the financial system by exposing it to yet another series of bailouts.
It seems that departing Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, former Rep. Barney Frank, and the leaders of the TBTFs themselves, are the remaining holdouts endorsing the notion that, in finance, bigger and more complex is better. We are fortunate, however, that broad and bipartisan support has emerged to address this persistent problem. Evidence of this can be found in the demand of a unanimous Senate, spurred to action by Sens. Sherrod Brown and David Vitter (politically, as odd a couple as can be imagined), that the Government Accountability Office measure the taxpayer subsidy afforded the TBTFs.
Last week, former FDIC chairman William Isaac and I laid out a new approach for solving the TBTF problem. While fair, transparent and simple, it relies on market discipline, not heavy-handed government intervention for its execution. It will result in smaller, more vibrant, and more competitive firms – firms that contribute to the economy rather than abuse it. It's called the Subsidy Reserve Plan.
In sum, the plan would require each TBTF to establish a "subsidy reserve" line item on its balance sheet and add to it each year the estimated subsidy it receives from taxpayers in the form of reduced funding costs. The estimate would come from the GAO study supplemented by work of the new Office of Financial Research.
The reserve would not substitute for the bank's regulatory capital but would be available to protect creditors and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. in the event of failure.
The reserve would accrue year after year and could be distributed to shareholders only in proportion to a bank's shrinkage via asset sales, divestitures or spin-offs. A proportionate share of the reserve would be allocated to such sales and divestitures. It could not be used for dividends, share buybacks or bonuses. If the bank shrank to a size such that it was no longer perceived as too big to fail, the subsidy reserve requirement would end and the remaining balance in the subsidy reserve account would be combined with unrestricted capital .
Absent such sales and divestitures, the reserve would accumulate over time such that it would be shareholders – not regulators or politicians – that would demand the shrinking of the bank. This is market discipline in its purest form.
Here is the actual legislative language to implement the Plan—all 293 words of it:
SECTION 1. Section 165 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act is amended by adding after subsection k:
"(l) The Subsidy Reserve
(1) The Board of Governors shall require each nonbank financial company supervised by the Board of Governors and each bank holding company with total consolidated assets equal to or greater than $500,000,000,000 to establish and maintain a capital account called the "Subsidy Reserve.
(2) In consultation with the Financial Stability Oversight Council and the Office of Financial Research, the Board of Governors shall, after notice and opportunity for hearing, establish a formula for determining the financial benefit received by such firms as a result of the expectations on the part of shareholders, creditors, and counterparties of such firms that the Government will shield them from losses in the event of failure.
(3) The Board of Governors shall require each firm described in subsection (1) to apply the formula of subsection (2) to its financial statements annually and to maintain a minimum amount of capital in its Subsidy Reserve equal to the cumulative results of that formula.
(4) The Subsidy Reserve shall not be used to satisfy any other capital requirements.
(5) Other than as described in subsection (6) the Subsidy Reserve shall not be diminished through dividends, share buybacks, or otherwise distributed to shareholders or diminished through payments to insiders of the firm.
(6) The Subsidy Reserve may be diminished in connection with a firm's sale of assets, the spinoff of subsidiaries, or other such divestiture in which case a proportion of the Subsidy Reserve will be allocated to the divested property on either a pro rata basis or according to the risk weighting of the divested property as determined by the Board of Governors either by order or regulation.
(7) The Board of Governors may issue such regulations and orders as it considers necessary to implement this subsection.
I know it's unusual to include the text of a bill in an op-ed such as this. But what the above demonstrates is that it does not take 2,300 pages of law to achieve meaningful reform.
My most fervent hope is that the new Congress and the new Secretary of Treasury agree.
Cornelius Hurley is director of the Boston University Center for Finance, Law & Policy and former assistant general counsel at the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.


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